GOOD INTENTIONS

Of what use are plans and good intentions without thoughtful effective execution?  

Well, I feel, at best they remain mere plans, however glorious, and good intentions, however noble!

We know there's a difference between 'urgent' and 'important' yet, we get them mixed up at times. Can't blame us though as there's only a fine line that separates the two.

And so we get entangled with 'urgent' compromising on 'important.'

Maybe it's just me but when I give priority to important stuff, I find there's less instance of fire fighting and certainly minimal need for damage control. My time is well spent, my efforts are fruitful and I'm rarely out of breath with busyness.

The idea of minimum effort for maximum gain is most appealing Best of all the attractive results and rewards suggest strongly that I must be doing something right!

METAMORPHOSIS

When she was a child, she thought, reasoned and spoke as a child. She soon grew and matured, from slow to skillful; simple to sensitive; sweet to sensuous; shallow to sophisticated. From superficial to significant!

How profound. And yet isn't this nature's way for the order of life. Metamorphosis - the unassuming process for a new creation. 

Begone the past; behold the present and believe the best for the future...

POWERFUL WORDS

Words of affirmation are important and influential. They can change a person's life perspective for the better. 

Words serve to rebuild, reprimand, restore and refresh. When a person's confidence and self esteem is low, an encouraging word does wonder to lift him out of the mire of self pity and self condemnation even. A forceful exhortation spoken over someone who is drifting mindlessly can likely steer him back on track to purposeful pursuit. 

Aspire to speak kindly and graciously even when circumstances dictate otherwise.

There's tremendous power in your word...

WE CARE, WE SHARE

How comforting a kind word to a weary mind

How quickly a warm hug thaws feelings that have grown cold and cynical

How welcoming a smile to the dejected

How noble and wonderful, to restore calm in times of chaos; to release hope when all seem lost; to give love when there is loneliness. 

To rejuvenate the despairing.

How soothing a gentle touch, like medicinal balm, to a wounded heart.

How contagious a child's giggle...

We can be the initiators, the movers and the shakers. We can make a difference and not give a hoot about what others say or think or feel about us, not even when we are scorned for our simple childlike behavior. We care and we share.

Our primary concern is to be joyful and along the way, bring joy and happiness to others too.

That's what we try to do!

DUTY AND OBLIGATION

When we perform deeds out of duty or obligation, we feel a sense of satisfaction and accomplishment at having met an expectation. That is highly commendable. Having fulfilled that particular task and taken off from our list of things to do, we move on to tackle the next item; not sparing a thought for what has gone before.

In contrast when we purposely go out of our way to be accommodating, gracious and attentive whether with family, friends or colleagues and even undeserving individuals, something astounding happens with the choice we make from dozens of options available each day. When we choose to act from the heart, caring no longer becomes a burden or even a responsibility. The sheer joy of bringing peace, pleasure and imparting good will become all consuming; the giving of unconditional love fueled by unbridled passion, for the well being of another.  You know you have touched someone's life in a remarkable and lasting manner.  Strangely, both of you will never be the same again!

The heart sings; the spirit soars and the soul dances; that's the reward of intimate relationships. 

Oh, to regard another individual as more important and precious than oneself is divine...

A SPOONFUL OF SUGAR

"A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down in a most delightful way!" 

From young, every time we're sick, that's how mum makes us drink up the bitter concoction of herbs and other yucky stuff that would make us well and able to play outdoors again. 

We didn't complain too much because we knew with the last bitter drop, there'll be THAT delightful spoonful of sugar to help the medicine go down.

Mum's method works in other ways too!

On occasions when we have to be honest, frank and brutally blunt to tell someone things he would rather not hear, wouldn't it be easier on him to have a spoonful of compassion to lessen the gall that our words and actions might evoke.
By the same token if we are the recipient of unpleasantness and mistreatment, wouldn't a show of support and understanding, even if it's just a teeny weeny bit, be a delight. 

I think so.

A spoonful of sugar does wonders...

IT'S LIKE THIS ...

It's like this ... we're not going to win every popularity contest; not every plan will lead to instant success. 
Sometimes we'll make lousy decision and pay painfully for it! At other times people will challenge us when we're right, more interestingly, BECAUSE we're right! 

Friends and associates will forsake us because we no longer serve their purpose. 
Disaster hits with little warning.

If the 'tsunami' doesn't kill us, we'll live to be stronger, smarter, more sensitive and better equipped to deal with the 'avalanches' in life.

Some morning when we awake and find our dreams shattered, our purpose scattered and our pride in tatters, don't be TOO surprised with the inevitable. 
The sooner we realize the world doesn't revolve around us, the faster we'll recover! 

Take heart...everything will be okay eventually.

PAT ON THE BACK

I know I'm living on borrowed time. We all are. Just a matter of who reaches the finishing line first! 
But as long as I still have control and use of my faculties; the ability to read, write, create; sing and dance, love and laugh, you can be certain I won't go quietly!

Life is short, so they say. 
But life can also be sensational. If we refuse to stay stagnant and stale but choose to celebrate rather than merely tolerate that which has been handed to us, we can rest assuredly give our friends something sweet and significant to remember us by. 

And for that we deserve more than a pat on the back...

CULTURE SHOCK

Doing the right thing is a big thing! 
That belief maybe a tad old-fashioned but nevertheless has stood the test of time and augurs well for all seasons.

Doesn't matter if it's out of duty, remorse, obligation or forced compliance; whether halfheartedly or even begrudging, it's decent to be fair, honest, just and kind. 
Unfortunately, it appears the world has been overtaken by the selfish cry of 'YOU LIKE or I LIKE' and some of us are reeling from this wide spread culture shock! Stunned!

Never mind about walking the extra mile, giving from the heart and emptying our resources for the interest and betterment of others. That kind of generosity, sacrifice and selfless commitment are not our natural inclination.
If we can only bring ourselves to do the right thing - which is so difficult at times - that alone should suffice to make the little corner of our world, a more prosperous, progressive, peaceful and pleasing habitat.

FOC

Freedom of Choice - FOC - is our prerogative to love unconditionally, act wisely, think positively, do the right thing; build relationship bridges, bury the past and dream for the future.
A closed mind, a caged spirit, a couldn't-care-less attitude and a cold heart renders an individual hopelessly enslaved ...